Adventure

I haven’t always liked Dragon Quest. I was originally more of a Final Fantasy fan and could careless about Dragon Quest. But as Final Fantasy moved away from turn-based role playing games, Dragon Quest has continued to embrace old school rpgs and do it very well. For this More Thoughts, I want to talk about what my first Dragon Quest game was, what my favorite Dragon Quest game is, and why I’m super excited for Dragon Quest 7! My first…

Nintendo has been releasing a lot of Dragon Quest VII (3DS) videos lately. I have just been loving these videos. I can’t wait till September 16th! Today’s Dragon Quest VII video showed off more about an area called the Haven. We have the video below and my thoughts on it. If you don’t want to know anything more about Dragon Quest VII, don’t read the rest of this article or watch the video below. SPOILER WARNING! Here’s the video from…

Are you a fan of Minecraft? Then you may be interested to learn that a new mini game is coming to the game today! The game is called Tumble and it’ll be free. Check out the press release below for more information about the mini game. TL;DR What’s happening? Tumble mini game is here! How much does it cost? $0.00. Tumble is available on consoles as part of today’s free game update. When is it happening? TODAY Why is this…

Nintendo announced today that they will be having a 3DS focused Nintendo Direct on September 1st. Read on to find out what games I think they’ll show during the Direct.  Nintendo will be holding Nintendo Directs globally on Thursday, September 1st. The North American Direct will take place at 9am central time. The Direct will be focused exclusively on 3DS games. Nintendo has confirmed there will be no talk about the NX. I doubt there will be any mention of…

Everyone knows if you want to find a heart or rupee quick in a Zelda game, then you had better cut the grass and see what you can find. But what if there was an entire game about grass cutting with a sword? And you don't find hearts or rupees when cutting the grass, no sir, the grass cutting is the point of the game!

Select Gamestops will hold a demo event for Metroid Prime Federation Force and Dragon Quest 7 this weekend. Check out the list below to see if your Gamestop will hold the event! If you are lucky enough, you may find a Gamestop this weekend (8/27) holding a demo event for Metroid Prime Federation Force and Dragon Quest 7! Since there’s a Blastball demo on the eshop and the game is out, a demo event for Federation Force isn’t such a…

I’m not a Phoenix Wright fan. I’ve tried the demos before and I just didn’t think the games were that good. And yet, I keep downloading the demos. I’m not sure why. I suppose it has to do with my love of adventure/rpg/puzzle games. I keep hoping that I’ll love one of these Phoenix Wright 3DS games. So I downloaded the new Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice demo. What did I think of it? Did I like…

Although we can all see that Hitman and Deus Ex are two very different experiences, they both share a very common play mechanic – stealth. When playing through both titles in the past week – Deus Ex for review and the latest Hitman episode – I realized that although Deus Ex is packed full of things to do, I would rather play stealth in Hitman. The fundamental difference between environments in both titles is that Deus Ex is built for…

On Tuesday, I received a new 3DS review code for a game. The game is called The Legend of Kusakari and in it you…mow grass. Well, you mow the grass with a sword rather than a lawn mower, but still, the object of the game is to get rid of grass. Of course, it wouldn’t be a video game if there wasn’t some challenge! There are enemies to avoid as you cut the grass and you’re health will keep falling…

The Wii U has been home to many indie games since the system came out. The 3DS has also been home to some cool indies too. But Nindies, as Nintendo indies have been nicknamed, are only getting started this year! Nintendo released a press release and a trailer today showing off Nindies that are coming next month through December. Its a very impressive list! We have Nintendo’s press release, the trailer, and my thoughts on the Nindies below. We have…